Pamene Christina Whittaker wazaka 21 adasowa m'tawuni yaying'ono ya Hannibal, MO, kusaka kwakanthawi kunachitika. Patadutsa miyezi isanu ndi itatu, wopanga makanema Christina Fontana adakumana ndi amayi a Whittaker akujambula chikalata chokhudza mabanja a anthu omwe akusowa. Fontana sanadziwe, mlandu uwu womwe ungamupangitse kuyenda mumdima wodzaza ziwembu, kuperekedwa, kudzipha, komanso kupha. Fontana adalemba kutengapo gawo kwake pamlandu wa Whittaker pazolemba za 6, Palibe. 

Pogwiritsa ntchito maola opitilira 400 kuchokera pakufufuza kwam'munda ndi makanema ojambulidwa opitilira zaka 11, zolemba izi sizimangotsatira kufunafuna kovuta kwa munthu yemwe akusowa, koma ulendo wa wopanga makanema yemwe akukodwa mumsampha woopsa ndi zomwe akulemba.

Ndinali ndi mwayi wokhala pansi ndi Fontana kuti tikambirane Palibe, kutenga nawo gawo kwazaka khumi pankhaniyi, komanso zovuta zakukhudzidwa kwambiri. Yopangidwa ndi Blumhouse Televizioni mogwirizana ndi Stick Figure Entertainment ndikusunthira patsogolo kupeza +, Palibe ndimakhoterero opotoza, otembenuka, okhudzidwa ndimaganizo omwe ali owopsa komanso achinyengo. 

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Kelly McNeely: Moni! Hndiwe ndani?

Christina Fontana: Ndikuyenda bwino. Pakhala maola 24 tsopano Palibe watsiriza watsika. Wakhala ulendo wautali kwambiri kwa ine. Chifukwa chake, kutha kugawana ndi omvera ndizosangalatsa. Ndizosangalatsa kutulutsa kunja uko.

Kelly McNeely: Ndinawona zigawo zitatu zoyambirira, ndipo sindingathe kudikirira kuti ndiwonerere enawo chifukwa ndi nkhani yopenga, yopotoza. Kodi mungalankhule pang'ono zakukhudzidwa kwanu ndipo mwina momwe zasinthira pakapita nthawi, panokha komanso mwaukadaulo?

Christina Fontana: Inde, nkhaniyi idayamba mu 2007, ndimapanga zolemba za mabanja a omwe akusowa. Ndinali ndi chidwi ndi momwe zimakhalira mabanja omwe amayenera kunyamula zofufuza zawo, komanso momwe zimakhalira kuti athe kupita kuntchito ndikuchitanso zomwezo. Ndipo ndidakumana ndi makolo a Christina mchilimwe cha 2010 - pothawira mabanja a omwe adasowa - ndipo ndidatengedwa ndikudzipereka komanso kupirira kwa amayi ake a Christina, kuti ndimamuyang'anire komanso zomwe anali nazo. 

Poyambirira, iyi idayenera kukhala nkhani pakati pa nkhani zina, ndipo mwadzidzidzi, zonse zidasunthira ku nkhani ya Christina, chifukwa amayi ake a Christina anali ndi zotsogolera, ndipo adamutsata mtawuniyi mtunda wamakilomita 200 kuchokera komwe amakhala. Ndipo zidakhala zosangalatsa kuyambira pamenepo. Ndipo inde, ndikutanthauza, mwachiwonekere, mwaziwona zikukula mpaka mu magawo atatu oyamba, ndipo ndikuti magawo atatu omalizirawa ndiopenga. Ndizowona zosangalatsa. 

Kelly McNeely: Mudalankhula ndi anthu ochepa panthawiyi omwe mwina sanakhale owona nanu pazokambirana zawo. Monga wofunsa mafunso, nchiyani chimadutsa pamutu panu mukadziwa kuti wina akukunamizani, ndipo mumayendetsa bwanji zokambiranazo?

Christina Fontana: Ndizovuta kwambiri, chifukwa chomwe ndichosangalatsa pankhaniyi, kwa ine, ndikuti ndimaganizira koyambirira kwa nkhunda kutengera kulimba mtima kwa amayi a Christina kuti ndimusake. Ndipo, mukudziwa, amafunikira thandizo. Ndipo ndimafuna kuti ndikhale winawake yemwe adamupezera iye. Ndipo ndidazindikira kuti izi zinali zopanda nzeru, ndipo sindimakhala wopanda zolinga nthawi zonse. Ndiye chifukwa chomwe ndimapangira ma diary cams mu Palibe ndichifukwa ndimafuna kuti omvera adziwe zomwe ndimamva munthawiyo, pomwe ndimapeza zonena kuti mwina akukunamizani, kapena kubisa zina zazidziwitso, komanso momwe zimakhalira zovuta kuti ndithane nazo. Chifukwa ndidapita ili mbali yawo. 

Ndipo kunali kovuta kukankhira pamenepo ndikuti, chabwino, muyenera kuyikapo zidziwitso zonsezo kunja uko. Kupanda kutero, mudzayesa kuyika chithunzi pamodzi popanda zidutswa zonse. Chifukwa chake zidandivuta, chifukwa ndimadziwa zambiri Palibe, ndizovuta kwambiri ubale wanga ndi banja. Ndipo nthawi zonse ndimafuna kukhala wokoma mtima momwe ndimawafikira ndikapeza, mukudziwa, zidutswa zina zazidziwitso. Pali mphekesera zambiri pankhaniyi, ndipo panali mphekesera zambiri mtawuniyi. Chifukwa chake sindimakhala wotsimikiza nthawi zonse kuti zenizeni ndi ziti zomwe sizinali.

Kelly McNeely: Ndikuganiza kuti lingakhale gawo lovuta kwambiri, chifukwa pali zonena zambiri kumbuyo ndi mtsogolo pakati pa abwenzi osiyanasiyana ndi abale awo, ndi anthu omwe amamudziwa komanso anthu omwe samadziwa… mungayankhule pang'ono poyesa kuchita izi ofufuza ofufuza mozama kuti ayesetse kupeza zoonadi kumbuyo ndi mtsogolo?

Christina Fontana: Inde, mukudziwa, ndichifukwa chake ndidazindikira kuti ndikufunika thandizo ndi ofufuza. Ndipo ndabweretsa ofufuza enanso m'magawo atatu omaliza, chifukwa zinali zovuta kuyenda. Ndipo pali zonena zachinyengo zomwe zimachitika mkati mwa Hannibal zomwe zinali zazikulu kwambiri kuti sindingathe kuzichita, ndimafunikira thandizo la akatswiri. Chifukwa chake ntchito zambiri za ofufuza zinali zothokoza, motsogozedwa ndi oyang'anira zamalamulo omwe ndidabweretsa ku gulu langa, chifukwa zinali zondimvera chisoni kwambiri, kuthana ndi mabodza onse ndi chinyengo, kusokoneza komanso zoopsa. Ndikutanthauza, ndimakhala ndikudziyika ndekha munthawi yomwe ndimakhala pachiwopsezo. Kuyendetsa zonsezi sikukadachitika ndikadapanda kukhala ndi gulu lomwe ndinali nalo. Kotero iwo anali thandizo lalikulu. Iwo amamvetsetsa tawuniyi, ndipo amamvetsetsa zomwe ena anali kunena.

Kelly McNeely: Ndipo ndikuganiza kuti zoterezi zimapanga gawo lalikulu ku funso langa lotsatira, mukuganiza kuti ndi chisankho chotani chomwe mudapanga mukafufuza zonsezi? Kaya ikubweretsa mamembala ena onse agulu, kapena panali lingaliro lomwe mudapanga kuti mufanane, ndili wokondwa kuti ndidachita izi chifukwa zandithandizadi panthawiyi?

Christina Fontana: Ndiyenera kunena kuti ndinabweretsa chiwonetsero chodabwitsa kwambiri, George Moll, yemwe amachokera kutolankhani. Ndipo ndikuganiza kuti ichi ndi chimodzi mwamaganizidwe anzeru kwambiri omwe ndidapanga, chifukwa ngakhale ndidali ndi ofufuza, kukhala ndi winawake tsiku ndi tsiku yemwe amakhoza kuyang'anapo mosiyanasiyana - makamaka chifukwa ndinali womangika, ine inakhala gawo la nkhaniyi. Chifukwa chake zimandivuta nthawi zina kuti ndibwerere ndikunena, chabwino, timaziwona bwanji izi moyenera? Chifukwa ena mwa anthu omwe amakunamizani ndi anzanu, mukuganiza, zinali zabwino kwambiri kuti ndili ndi George mwanzeru komanso mosamala. Anangobweretsa zambiri pagome.

Kelly McNeely: Zonsezi zikuwoneka ngati zinali zovuta zokhazokha, kodi panali nthawi yomwe mumafuna kuti muyimitse kafukufukuyu? Kunena, ndiyenera kuchoka apa? 

Christina Fontana: Inde. Mapeto a gawo 5 ndi mphindi yosangalatsa kwambiri yomwe mudzawona. Ndipo makamaka pomwe mlanduwu udafika zaka 10, ndidali wanzeru zanga. Ndipo ndimadzifunsa kuti, ndichifukwa chiyani ndikuchita izi, ngakhale zili zonse zomwe zikundibwera, ndipo ndimakumbukirabe kuti chifukwa chomwe ndinalowa nawo pakufunafuna chilungamo kwa Christina [Whittaker]. Nditavomera kulowa nawo kusaka, sindinagwirizane ndi zingwe zomwe zidalumikizidwa. Sindinavomere kuti ndithandizire, mukudziwa, ngati palibe amene anandinamiza, kapena ngati aliyense sanali munthu wabwino. Zinali zokhudza Christina, ndikuthandiza mwana wake wamkazi kupeza kutsekedwa, kapena kuyanjananso ndi amayi ake. Ndiye chomwe chinali chinthu chomwe chimandipangitsa kuti ndipitirize.

Kelly McNeely: Munali ndi ubale wolimba ngati banja. Ndipo izi zitha kuyankhidwa m'magawo amtsogolo. Koma mumalumikizanabe ndi aliyense wa m'banjamo? Kodi pakhala pali wina wotsatira ndi mwana wamkazi [wa Whittaker] konse?

Christina Fontana: Eya, banja lidandilandira ndi manja poyambira, ndipo zimavuta. Ndipo ndikuganiza pamlingo waukulu, amamvetsetsa zovuta zomwe zidabwera paulendowu. Ndipo ine ndikuganiza limodzi la maphunziro omwe inu mupezamo Palibe ndikuti pamakhala zotsatira zambiri zosayembekezereka banja likamayang'anira kafukufuku wawo.

Mabanja alibe cholinga, amakhala ndi chizolowezi chofuna kutetezana, kuteteza wina ku chiweruzo, ndi mantha achibadwa a makolo kuti ngati aweruzidwa kuti palibe amene angafune kuthandiza. Chifukwa chake ndikudziwa kuti pali malingaliro ambiri osawonekera kutengera zinthu zomwe tawulula. Koma ndimayenera kukhalabe wowona pankhaniyo. Chilichonse chomwe chinali chofunikira pamlanduwo, chifukwa ndi chomwe chingakhale chomwe chimabweretsa Christina kunyumba. Chifukwa chake timalumikizanabe, ndipo tikuyesetsa kuti cholinga chathu chonse chikhale kupeza Christina.

Kelly McNeely: Iyi ndi njira yayitali yomwe mwatitengera zaka zambiri. Kodi mungalankhulepo pang'ono za ulendowu kuyambira koyambirira mpaka kumapeto komanso momwe zimamvera kuti muchita zonse pano? Ndikulingalira kuti mlanduwu ukupitilizabe, koma kuti ndikhale ndi ntchitoyi yomaliza ya Palibe kumaliza?

Christina Fontana: Inde, ndikutanthauza, ndikumverera koteroko. Ndinayambitsanso ntchitoyi, m'mabanja enawa ndi m'mene zidakhalira mwa Christina, komanso momwe zimakhudzira moyo wanga zinali zofunikira kwambiri. Mumtima, ndipo ndimayamba kuda kwambiri za izo. Ndiponso, m'magawo atatu omaliza, zikuwonjezeka chifukwa chilichonse chomwe chikubwera kwa ine chikuwonjezeka, ndipo Christina Whittaker wakhala gawo langa. 

Sindinakumanepo naye, mukudziwa, koma wakhala m'maganizo mwanga, ndimapeza izi, mukudziwa, kuntchito, kumalo ochitira masewera olimbitsa thupi, kunyumba, zangokhala gawo la moyo wanga, ndikuziwona ndi kuti nditha kugawana nawo nkhaniyi ndi omvera milandu atazindikira + makamaka ndizosangalatsa kwa ine, chifukwa ndikudziwa kuti nawonso ali okonda komanso ouma khosi monga ine, kuti sitisiya mpaka tipeze chilungamo Christina. 

Chifukwa chake, mbali imodzi, ndikufuna kunena kuti ndikutsitsimutsidwa kuti pamapeto pake ndimatha kutulutsa izi. Ndizosangalatsa kunena kuti chabwino, kodi mukuganiza bwanji? Ndipo mukudziwa, ndakhala ndikutsogolera ngakhale magawo atatu oyamba omwe agwera, foni yanga yakhala ikulira ndi anthu omwe akubwera pamlanduwo. Ndipo ndicho chiyembekezo changa. Ndipo ndikuyembekeza kuti anthu omwe akudziwa bwino zomwe zidachitikira Christina awone anthu olimba mtima omwe abwera, ndipo izi ziwalimbikitsa kunena, chabwino, sindili ndekha. Yakwana nthawi, tiyeni tichite izi. Chifukwa chake imapatsa zambiri. 

[Foni ya Fontana ikulira, amayiyang'ana mwachangu]

Uko kunali kutsogolera kuchokera kwa Hannibal, mwa njira. 

Kelly McNeely: Ameneyo anali Hannibal Missouri akuyimba? Kodi zimakhala ngati maola onse masana?

Christina Fontana: Akuyimbira foni tsiku lonse. Ndi zomwe zimachitika. Tsiku lonse, ndimalandira mafoni ndi mauthenga ochokera kwa anthu aku Hannibal omwe akufuna kugawana zomwe akudziwa, chifukwa akuganiza kuti zitha kuthandiza. Ndipo ine ndalandira izo. 

Kelly McNeely: Kodi upandu weniweni wakhala ukukusangalatsani? Kapena zidayamba ndi nkhaniyi? Kodi mwapeza bwanji chidwi pantchito yoyendetsera apolisi yomwe mwakhala mukugwira kale Palibe?

Christina Fontana: Makatuni omwe ndimakonda ndili mwana anali Scooby Doo. Kotero sindikudziwa ngati zinayambira pamenepo. Ndipo ine nthawizonse ndakhala ndiri wokondweretsedwa kwambiri ndi zinsinsi. Ndikuganiza kuti chidwi changa chinali m'malemba chifukwa ndimangoganiza kuti pali nkhani zina m'moyo zomwe zili, monga, moyo ndiwopenga kuposa zopeka, sichoncho? Ndizodabwitsa kwambiri, nkhani zowona zomwe mungapeze kumeneko. Ndipo ndimafuna kuchita izi, chifukwa ndimakhala ndi chidwi chofuna kuchita ngati ndingachite china chake chomwe chingakhudze moyo wa munthu wina, ndikugwiritsanso ntchito sing'anga yomwe ndimakonda - filimu - yomwe ingakhale yabwino kwambiri. Ndiye ndichifukwa chake ndidakhala ngati ndalowa izi. Koma eya, kuzindikira zinthu, chinsinsi cha zonsezi, ndichinthu chomwe chimandisangalatsa nthawi zonse, ndikuganiza.

Kelly McNeely: Kodi ndi chinthu chomwe mukufuna kupitiliza kutsatira, mwina ndi nkhani zina tsopano kuti mwanyowetsa mapazi anu ndi mlandu wamisalayo?

Christina Fontana: Inde, mukudziwa, ndakhala ndikuchezera ndi mabanja ambiri a omwe akusowa omwe ndimakumana nawo koyambirira kwa izi. Ndipo ndakumanapo ndi mabanja ambiri osangalatsa kuyambira pamenepo. Ndipo onsewa akukhala osatekeseka m'milandu yawo, kaya akuyesera kuti apeze chilungamo kwa omwe adaphedwa - akusowa kapena kuphedwa - wokondedwa, kapena munthu wosowa. Ndipo ndikufuna kugawana nawo nkhanizi. Ndikuganiza kuti ndiwofunikadi kuti nkhani zawo zonse zidziwike kumeneko. Chifukwa chake ndikuyang'ana zinthu monga choncho. Kupeza + ndi malo odabwitsa kukhalako, chifukwa amakonda kwambiri chilungamo ndikupatsanso nkhanizi. Inde, ndiye chiyembekezo changa kugawana ambiri momwe ndingathere.

 

Ndime zitatu zoyambirira za Palibe Yendetsani zokhazokha popezeka + kuyambira pa June 28, ndipo magawo otsatira amatsikira Lolemba lililonse. Kuti mumve zambiri zaupandu, mutha kuwerenga zokambirana zanga ndi wopanga Jacqueline Bynon pa Clown ndi Candyman